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notice anything in particular about this rally in florida? we chose this photo more or less at random, but because it's pretty much demographically representative. an interesting and smart experiment was done. they had their reporter who was covering president obama on the campaign trail and the reporter covering mitt romney on the trail switch places and start covering the other campaign to see things through the other end of the telescope. the most pointed difference noted by the reporter traveling with obama and then switched to romney, had to do with the crowds. "the crowd is enthusiastic. much like obama's audiences in recent weeks. but they look different. they are noticeably whiter and older." republicans and more conservative candidates have had an advantage with older voters. john mccain, even as he was getting clobbered, he won among early voters. the point about whiter voters is very important to republicans this year. in the last 20 years, this is the percentage of the electorate voting for president that is white. so you see the
notice anything in particular about this rally in florida? we chose this photo more or less at random, but because it's pretty much demographically representative. an interesting and smart experiment was done. they had their reporter who was covering president obama on the campaign trail and the reporter covering mitt romney on the trail switch places and start covering the other campaign to see things through the other end of the telescope. the most pointed difference noted by the reporter...
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newton, iowa, denver, colorado, miami, florida, we have been every of where. americans everywhere feel the pulse of this country, we can do better. this is an election about the hard working people that i have e met all over this country. so tomorrow we can take a right turn and go back to the policies that hurt the middle class or continue down the path of progress with president obama. i ask you to do one thing tomorrow. get out and vote. that's "the ed show." the "the rachel maddow show" starts right now. good evening, rachel. >> good evening. i'm look forward to being here with you all tomorrow night. it's going to be great. thanks for staying with us for the next hour. four years ago tonight, it was actually the night after the '08 presidential election. we voted november 4th. we vote november 6th this time. so november 5th was the night after barack obama had just walloped john mccain in that year's presidential election. you remember the electoral college map. the total 365 electoral votes for obama and only 173 for john mccain. barack obama won that pr
newton, iowa, denver, colorado, miami, florida, we have been every of where. americans everywhere feel the pulse of this country, we can do better. this is an election about the hard working people that i have e met all over this country. so tomorrow we can take a right turn and go back to the policies that hurt the middle class or continue down the path of progress with president obama. i ask you to do one thing tomorrow. get out and vote. that's "the ed show." the "the rachel...
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trail in eight states -- ohio, wisconsin, iowa, virginia, new hampshire, colorado, pennsylvania, and florida. good luck to you. it is saturday, november 3rd, and this is "now." >> well, three more days, exactly right. >> we've come too far to let our voices go faint. >> i see your coal signs. livelihoods are at stake. >> this is the end of daylight savings times. it's mitt romney's favorite time of the year because he gets the to turn the clock back. >> mitt romney wants silence. silence is -- i'm for the guy who is not silent. >> everyone here knows good and well that cutting "sesame street" is no way to balance our budget. >> he is asking you supporters to vote. i'm asking you to vote for love of country. >> you don't know what kind of emergencies may happen. you don't know what problems he or she may deal with. but you do want to be able to trust your president. >> how does he feel? >> i'm not going to. that's it. >> it's pumpkin whoopie time. ♪ it's the final countdown >> we are broadcasting live from democracy plaza here in new york city. msnbc's election command center for the main e
trail in eight states -- ohio, wisconsin, iowa, virginia, new hampshire, colorado, pennsylvania, and florida. good luck to you. it is saturday, november 3rd, and this is "now." >> well, three more days, exactly right. >> we've come too far to let our voices go faint. >> i see your coal signs. livelihoods are at stake. >> this is the end of daylight savings times. it's mitt romney's favorite time of the year because he gets the to turn the clock back. >>...
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we have crews up and down the streets from tampa, florida. this is the debris lester holt showed you. this is where we were standing until about three hours before sandy came in. then the surge took out a 350-foot dune. this restaurant is a total mess. one bit of good news today. airport cancellations, flight cancellations down. yesterday we had over 1700, today about 650. 90% of those are at newark, laguardia and jfk. no delays are reported. when you have 500 cancellations at newark, that would cut down on any backlog and delays. also brick township when this a mandatory evacuation in low-lying areas rescinds that at 3:00 p.m. only for the mainland areas. the barrier islands up and down the coast are off limits in jersey. better weather aahead, though, for you in new york city, tamron, and up and down the east coast and in hard-hit areaing this week end. a nice turn-around. >> it adds to just the strangeness of the weather that we've been experiencing or the range of weather that we've been experienci experiencing, mike. you know that better
we have crews up and down the streets from tampa, florida. this is the debris lester holt showed you. this is where we were standing until about three hours before sandy came in. then the surge took out a 350-foot dune. this restaurant is a total mess. one bit of good news today. airport cancellations, flight cancellations down. yesterday we had over 1700, today about 650. 90% of those are at newark, laguardia and jfk. no delays are reported. when you have 500 cancellations at newark, that...
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that was the november surprise in florida that screwed up florida's election so badly. turns out people wanted to vote. nobody saw that coming. they were not prepared. in pinellas county, florida, robocalls were telling people they had until wednesday to vote. they're still arguing how it happened. at first the elections chief blamed the robo call company. no, it's not their fault. somebody in the pinellas elections office collntrolled i and today the elections office said they did not realize they were going out and did not want them going out telling them they could vote after election day. it does not help that the officials are partisan with a d or r after their name. the pinellas clerk is a political actor in a political calderon. if those robocalls were sent out by mistake, that is a really serious mistake. if it's not a mistake, that happened on purpose, that is a scandal. in either case, maybe it needs fixing. today, a former mayor of tampa said she was ready to work on reform in florida, her name is pam iorio, considered a possible candidate for governor in 201
that was the november surprise in florida that screwed up florida's election so badly. turns out people wanted to vote. nobody saw that coming. they were not prepared. in pinellas county, florida, robocalls were telling people they had until wednesday to vote. they're still arguing how it happened. at first the elections chief blamed the robo call company. no, it's not their fault. somebody in the pinellas elections office collntrolled i and today the elections office said they did not realize...
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here he was in florida today. let's take a look. five stops down there. >> what president obama is saying, look at me, i'm always willing to work with republicans, i work with governor christie in new jersey on sandy. i tried to work with him on the budget. i tried to work with him on health care. and what they say is we'll work with the democrats if you put us in charge. now, that's the message, and you just have to decide whether you think that's a good message. >> there's bill out there. getting all the attention, but it's great. >> he's very popular in florida. i'll tell what you else, bloomberg, he might as well also be the mayor of broward county. there are so many new yorkers who are dual residents. >> they still read "the new york post" because they think it's liberal. >> they still read "the new york post." florida has 22% independents, people who listen to bloomberg and clinton, and that fema thing i think is also going to hurt romney. >> when she was declared the victor, it was over. >> florida may be too far a bridge for
here he was in florida today. let's take a look. five stops down there. >> what president obama is saying, look at me, i'm always willing to work with republicans, i work with governor christie in new jersey on sandy. i tried to work with him on the budget. i tried to work with him on health care. and what they say is we'll work with the democrats if you put us in charge. now, that's the message, and you just have to decide whether you think that's a good message. >> there's bill...
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he's very popular in florida. i'll tell what you else, bloomberg, he might as well also be the mayor of broward county. there are so many new yorkers who are dual residents. >> they still read "the new york post" because they think it's liberal. >> they still read "the new york post." florida has 22% independents, people who listen to bloomberg and clinton, and that fema thing i think is also going to hurt romney. >> author think shift used to be, when she would delair the victory, it was over. >> florida may be too far a bridge for barack obama, but by putting bill clinton and all the things you mentioned, it means the romney campaign has to pay attention to it. >> let's talk about "the washington post" editorial today because it gets to the question of fouling. of breaking the rules and going -- basically saying things that even the totally independent people say is dishonest. here it is, quote, "washington post," through all the flip-flops there's been one consistency in the campaign of republican presidential
he's very popular in florida. i'll tell what you else, bloomberg, he might as well also be the mayor of broward county. there are so many new yorkers who are dual residents. >> they still read "the new york post" because they think it's liberal. >> they still read "the new york post." florida has 22% independents, people who listen to bloomberg and clinton, and that fema thing i think is also going to hurt romney. >> author think shift used to be, when she...
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because florida is florida, and what it means in american national politics, florida will probably be exhibit "a" for what is wrong with the election system on purpose. it's wrong on purpose, because we know what needs to be done to fix the problems and it's not being done on purpose. but arizona, right now, is a hot and heavy contender at this point for at least exhibit "b." and unlike florida, arizona is still not even done yet. not even with this year's election. stay tuned. there will be more on this. time for "the last word with lawrence o'donnell." have a great night. >>> well, we knew this was going to happen, but i for one, didn't know it would happen this fast. the republican party is now officially at war with the republican party. >> there's a battle brewing over the future of the republican party. >> a war of the worlds. >> republicans drown in a sea of spin. >> post election blues. >> within an echo chamber they lost. >> a time machine. >> they were able to create their own reality. >> this election won't be close. 300 plus for romney. >> 300 electoral votes. >> they were
because florida is florida, and what it means in american national politics, florida will probably be exhibit "a" for what is wrong with the election system on purpose. it's wrong on purpose, because we know what needs to be done to fix the problems and it's not being done on purpose. but arizona, right now, is a hot and heavy contender at this point for at least exhibit "b." and unlike florida, arizona is still not even done yet. not even with this year's election. stay...
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then there's florida. we still haven't called in the presidential race, because of the law that requires an automatic recount if the margin is less than .5%. right now with some of those absentee ballots counted, it is just above the less than .5%. if it gets to that, here's what i can tell you. republicans in the state would like it waived but mitt romney's campaign would have to waive the automatic recount. they don't want to spend the money. >>> now back to the fiscal cliff face-off. president obama and speaker boehner said all the right things about trying to avoid the worst case scenario but both sides also made a to interpo draw some lines. the question is are they in the sand? are they painted? is there going to be easily blown away? we'll see. capitol hill correspondent kelly o'donnell, you're back. guess what, kelly? there's no vacation. there's no post-election rest. we're diving right in. read between the lines for me here. what did you hear and listen to yesterday? >> i was pacing myself for th
then there's florida. we still haven't called in the presidential race, because of the law that requires an automatic recount if the margin is less than .5%. right now with some of those absentee ballots counted, it is just above the less than .5%. if it gets to that, here's what i can tell you. republicans in the state would like it waived but mitt romney's campaign would have to waive the automatic recount. they don't want to spend the money. >>> now back to the fiscal cliff...
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they said florida will go blue. on my map they talked about puerto ricans, second generation cubans and younger cubans will carry the president and how florida represents the changing dynamic of america. the panhandle is white but the rest is going more brown and black and white people are not in charge of the rest of the stay electorally as they used to be. this win in particular forces the gop to change their stance on immigration. otherwise, we're going to continue to lose elections for a long time. the pea party is chasing latinos out of the gop, and that is not a long-term winning strategy. >> before we go to break, we talked about and wanted to talk about mayor bloomberg's decision to hold the new york city mare than this weekend. with all due respect mr. mayor, what the hell are you thinking? new york city is a disaster area. thousands are homeless or displaced, hundreds of thousands still without power in queens, manhattan and brooklyn. the subways aren't fully functional. the gas stations are out of gas. st
they said florida will go blue. on my map they talked about puerto ricans, second generation cubans and younger cubans will carry the president and how florida represents the changing dynamic of america. the panhandle is white but the rest is going more brown and black and white people are not in charge of the rest of the stay electorally as they used to be. this win in particular forces the gop to change their stance on immigration. otherwise, we're going to continue to lose elections for a...
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a big story out of florida tonight. hundreds, hundreds tush turned away from voting after white waiting in line for six hours. this was the republican plan all along but democrats are fighting back. >> let us vote! let us vote! >>> plus, get out the vote pl we will go inside the campaign secret plans to get folks to the polls. this is whether the election will be won or lost. also, chris christie takes on all those republicans who have been ripping him for praising the president. you're watching a special edings of poll things nation on msnbc, live from democracy plaza. >> so i would like to give a sincere thanks to president obama for how he handled the situation. >> again, i'll be a good soldier, i'll vote for romney but i'm going to hate it. do you hear me? i will hate it! donut. chips, chips! [ female announcer ] silence those tempting thoughts with new light & fit greek. its creamy thick texture helps satisfy you. and at 80 calories it's the lightest greek yogurt with fruit. new light & fit greek. be light and fit
a big story out of florida tonight. hundreds, hundreds tush turned away from voting after white waiting in line for six hours. this was the republican plan all along but democrats are fighting back. >> let us vote! let us vote! >>> plus, get out the vote pl we will go inside the campaign secret plans to get folks to the polls. this is whether the election will be won or lost. also, chris christie takes on all those republicans who have been ripping him for praising the president....
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it's not quite a microcosm of florida. you're missing the hispanics from south florida. but the margin in hillsborough pretty much comports what the statewide vote. and look, in all purposes of the stlee states we have mentioned, florida is probably the toughest reach for the president. if he can do well in hillsborough, that means it will be a long night and a long night in florida is a good night for president obama. >> fred yang, great to have you with us. we obviously will be here covering all of it. it's going to be a heck of a thing. thanks so much. >>> a lot more coming up in the next half hour. stay with us. >>> if you're tired of being tired, then i ask you to vote for change. help us win this. >> you may be frustrated sometimes by the face of change. guess what, so am i. but you know what i believe. you know where i stand. you know i tell the truth. >> the closing arguments have been made. tonight final thoughts from our mega ultraall-star panel of richard wolffe, howard fineman and eugene robinson on how all of this is going to turn out. >>> and later i'll tel
it's not quite a microcosm of florida. you're missing the hispanics from south florida. but the margin in hillsborough pretty much comports what the statewide vote. and look, in all purposes of the stlee states we have mentioned, florida is probably the toughest reach for the president. if he can do well in hillsborough, that means it will be a long night and a long night in florida is a good night for president obama. >> fred yang, great to have you with us. we obviously will be here...
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democrats here in florida have no infrastructure. they're laousy about turnout in nonpresidential years. you are not going to have this ginormous obama machine. the rick scott race, he has a lot more reason to be optimistic than some democrats think. >> adam smith, who will be chewing on these numbers for years to come, i imagine, and, guess what, i don't think it means florida is out of the battleground. let's not be talking about this. it's just a purplish blue state if you will. adam, thank you much for coming on. >> thanks, chuck. >>> our political panel will be here next. we'll do a little cliff diving and republican soul-searching. but first the white house soup of the day, there's no soup today because the mess is closed to honor veterans day. check our website, rundown.msnbc.c rundown.msnbc.com. doesn't just . it takes some doing. some coordinating. and a trip to the one place with the new ideas that help us pull it all together. from the things that hang and shine... ...to the things that sparkle and jingle. all while saving
democrats here in florida have no infrastructure. they're laousy about turnout in nonpresidential years. you are not going to have this ginormous obama machine. the rick scott race, he has a lot more reason to be optimistic than some democrats think. >> adam smith, who will be chewing on these numbers for years to come, i imagine, and, guess what, i don't think it means florida is out of the battleground. let's not be talking about this. it's just a purplish blue state if you will. adam,...
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florida's republican governor is refusing to do, namely to make it possible to vote in florida without enduring a democracy marathon in order to do it. faced with that lawsuit and with the evident problem of voters not being able to vote a few florida counties decided maybe they better do something after all on their own. the counties came up with basically a work do workaround plan. you still could not technically early vote today in most of florida, but around the the city of tampa in pinellas and hillsborough county, you could pick up an over the counter absentee ballot. fill it in there and hand it in right there. you could do that all day in greater tampa. in orange county, which includes orlando, a judge ordered the day of early voting after a bomb scare kept the polls closed there for several hours. the situation in miami-dade county got really kind of nuts today. at least that's how it seems to me. i was watching reporting from miami-dade all day today. it started to feel like farce. after people were still voting, last night, at 1:00 in the morning in miami-dade, miami-dade fi
florida's republican governor is refusing to do, namely to make it possible to vote in florida without enduring a democracy marathon in order to do it. faced with that lawsuit and with the evident problem of voters not being able to vote a few florida counties decided maybe they better do something after all on their own. the counties came up with basically a work do workaround plan. you still could not technically early vote today in most of florida, but around the the city of tampa in...
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these are lines in and around orange county in orlando, florida. when you look at the line, you may say, what's taking so long? in addition to the presidential election, there are 11 constitutional amendment and questions on the ballot, and it's slow going because you may or may not know, sometimes people when they write to write constitutional amendments put it in extremely confusing language and double negatives and it's hard to understand. one of the amendments is 640 words. the ballot -- if you take a ballot in dade county and printed out a sample ballot, it's 12 pages long. so you can imagine even though people are arriving and maye made up their minds on the presidential race, there are other issues and other minor problems with when their finished with that feeding them into the machines. if you feed them into the machines with three pieces of paper, that takes about a minute to feed all three pieces in. so you have a backup there. so far no serious problems. we're certainly not looking at a case of the florida we saw back in 2000. things ar
these are lines in and around orange county in orlando, florida. when you look at the line, you may say, what's taking so long? in addition to the presidential election, there are 11 constitutional amendment and questions on the ballot, and it's slow going because you may or may not know, sometimes people when they write to write constitutional amendments put it in extremely confusing language and double negatives and it's hard to understand. one of the amendments is 640 words. the ballot -- if...
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. >> i think there's a sense that florida might be moving in romney's direction. structurally, that's always been the most problematic of the battleground states for obama. and if i were betting, i would bet romney carries florida. >> and we're hearing from the romney side that there's a bit of a head fake there. >> it may be. what a lot of strategists have told me is if you're going to make a play for a state, you need to do it at least three weeks before election day. so one week out, not even a full week, makes it tough. it might be too little too late for mitt romney where they are spending a lot of money at this last minute. but they've got a lot of money to spend. >> it's less a head fake than a hail mary ad. if they carpet bomb them with mitt romney and barack obama ads, negativity has been driven up in pennsylvania with bain ads. he's actually more popular in pennsylvania than he is in ohio and some of these other states that have been suggested in the obama ads. so it's a bit of a sneak attack. pennsylvania hasn't conrepublican in ten years. and pennsylva
. >> i think there's a sense that florida might be moving in romney's direction. structurally, that's always been the most problematic of the battleground states for obama. and if i were betting, i would bet romney carries florida. >> and we're hearing from the romney side that there's a bit of a head fake there. >> it may be. what a lot of strategists have told me is if you're going to make a play for a state, you need to do it at least three weeks before election day. so one...
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all florida. florida will not be moved aside by ohio. >> we believe in the power of florida here because florida has demonstrated its power. in terms of what i just summarized there, does it strike you in terms of your latest reporting as what's most important to keep an eye on? and what's your latest reporting on the other issues? >> absolutely, rachel. in the last couple hours, i made a couple phone calls and discovered that everything you said is accurate with one more county. miami-dade is also having issues with people who requested absentee ballots. some of these people requested that ballot a month ago. they requested it the beginning of october. and still haven't gotten them. if it's not returned by 7:00 p.m. on tuesday, in the a office on that day, it won't count. then the next wrinkle is that people who ordered their absentee ballots but decided to show up at a poll and try to vote will be made to vote on provisional ballots because there's no way to verify that person didn't mail if an
all florida. florida will not be moved aside by ohio. >> we believe in the power of florida here because florida has demonstrated its power. in terms of what i just summarized there, does it strike you in terms of your latest reporting as what's most important to keep an eye on? and what's your latest reporting on the other issues? >> absolutely, rachel. in the last couple hours, i made a couple phone calls and discovered that everything you said is accurate with one more county....
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yes, florida all over again. some people are waiting three hours or more to vote and we will be asking why governor rick scott in florida is refusing to extend hours as his predecessors have done. but we start with tonight's lead. the closer. just four days to go and president obama is sprinting to the finish line with a passionate pitch to ohio voters and he's doing so by dismantling governor romney's rationale in this race one line of the obama argument, i am the guy you know. >> after four years as president, you know me. you may not agree with every decision i've made, you may be frustrated sometimes at the pace of change, but you know that i say what i mean and i mean what i say. you know what i believe. you know where i stand. you know i tell the truth. and you know i fight for working families every single day as hard as i know how. >> we know what this president believes. but governor romney -- >> with these guys, it all depends on who you're talking to, where you are, what time of day it is, what state y
yes, florida all over again. some people are waiting three hours or more to vote and we will be asking why governor rick scott in florida is refusing to extend hours as his predecessors have done. but we start with tonight's lead. the closer. just four days to go and president obama is sprinting to the finish line with a passionate pitch to ohio voters and he's doing so by dismantling governor romney's rationale in this race one line of the obama argument, i am the guy you know. >> after...
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our poll even has the president up two in florida. so the obama team certainly optimistic and down the stretch they come to keep that sports metaphor going. >> love it. thank you. >> as for the challenger mitt romney needs to rally his troops and out gun the president's skilled operation. peter zand certificate on a plane right now with the romney campaign. he called this report for us right before takeoff. >> reporter: two stops down, three more to go today as part of the 72 hour final sprint for mitt romney here in dubuque, iowa there's been a unique opportunity on the campaign plane as we prepare to board for colorado. several of the governor's top advisers are traveling with the campaign today. of course predictions about what will happen on tuesday. there's a sense they are soaking in these final hours of a campaign that many of them have been working on during the course of the last five years. the governor here again offering bipartisan themes. he has tried to draw attention to the president's comments from yesterday in ohio we
our poll even has the president up two in florida. so the obama team certainly optimistic and down the stretch they come to keep that sports metaphor going. >> love it. thank you. >> as for the challenger mitt romney needs to rally his troops and out gun the president's skilled operation. peter zand certificate on a plane right now with the romney campaign. he called this report for us right before takeoff. >> reporter: two stops down, three more to go today as part of the 72...
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mitt romney is through florida and is on his way to his second stop in virginia. romney has an event planned for ohio later today before his final rally in new hampshire tonight with special guest kid rock. we spent the last week or so giving you states to watch for tomorrow night. saturday we broke down iowa. today we zero in on a state with very different concerns, nevada. it, too, has six electoral votes up for grabs, but unlike iowa nevada is racked by the housing market and has the highest unemployment in the nation. why does the president hold a slim lead in the silver state? let's put it through the spin cycle. i think we all have nevada going blue? >> yes. >> remarkably, we all agree on something. >> we all agree on nevada. >> never happened before. >> yeah. i have it going blue because primarily because of early voting. early voting in nevada has 48,000 more democrats than republicans going to the polls in early voting, casting 700,000 votes. if projections go as planned and they get an 80% turnout, that means 70% of the votes have already been cast there
mitt romney is through florida and is on his way to his second stop in virginia. romney has an event planned for ohio later today before his final rally in new hampshire tonight with special guest kid rock. we spent the last week or so giving you states to watch for tomorrow night. saturday we broke down iowa. today we zero in on a state with very different concerns, nevada. it, too, has six electoral votes up for grabs, but unlike iowa nevada is racked by the housing market and has the highest...
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the kind of trauma you've experienced here in florida more than once. and it's interesting to see how people come together, in a circumstance like this. now, people coming together, is also what's going to happen, i believe, on november 7th. >> pretty much equivalent. helping people who are suffering with their lives in danger because our fellow americans have been affected by a gigantic, national disaster in our biggest population center. pretty much the same thing as helping mitt romney get elected! pretty much the same thing, right? we all come together. right? >>> forgive my jeans. everyone who works on this show, including me, are living out of a suitcase. sorry, i forgot. anyway. these are some of the largest cities in america, by population. some of the largest metropolitan areas in america. there's the new york metro area, of course, with a combined population of 19 million people, larger than the population of all but four states in our country. then there's the los angeles metro, with almost 13 million people. there is miami, florida. there's
the kind of trauma you've experienced here in florida more than once. and it's interesting to see how people come together, in a circumstance like this. now, people coming together, is also what's going to happen, i believe, on november 7th. >> pretty much equivalent. helping people who are suffering with their lives in danger because our fellow americans have been affected by a gigantic, national disaster in our biggest population center. pretty much the same thing as helping mitt romney...
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that's why he's in florida. that's why he's in virginia. frankly, it's why the president is going to was which is and to ohio. it's to keep the pressure on, to keep their narrow leads intact. >> let's talk about wisconsin. because president obama does have a narrow lead there. ten electoral votes for grabs. mitt romney, though, has striking distance. he also has paul ryan on the ticket. >> yes. wisconsin has tightened, in my view. it was once broader for obama than it is now. but, of course, under our electoral system, you get one more popular vote than a candidate in a state, you get all the electoral votes. right now in wisconsin, he would rather by obama than be romney. that's not to say it's safe for obama. it isn't. it's tight. >> larry, great to see you this morning. thank you. >> thank you. >> so when talking dollars and cents, the cost of hurricane sandy, that is still being tallied up. early strimts estimates bring it up to $50 million. the second is hurricane katrina where damages total $81 billion. when it comes loss of life, the
that's why he's in florida. that's why he's in virginia. frankly, it's why the president is going to was which is and to ohio. it's to keep the pressure on, to keep their narrow leads intact. >> let's talk about wisconsin. because president obama does have a narrow lead there. ten electoral votes for grabs. mitt romney, though, has striking distance. he also has paul ryan on the ticket. >> yes. wisconsin has tightened, in my view. it was once broader for obama than it is now. but,...
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joining me richard wolffe and from orlando, florida, joy reid. what is the latest in florida? >> it's a mess. i just got the phone with a friend of mine in south florida. people are still in line at the lone place where you can absentee early vote. people are fully taking advantage of it and it is proof that florida really needed those 14 days. the lines have been extraordinary throughout the state. five counties now out of 67 went ahead and allowed absentee voting on the spot, which means that in five counties you had more early vote time than you did in the other 62 counties. that in and of itself it is unfair and in miami it is utter chaos. >> let's listen to what steve schmidt told chuck todd this morning. >> i think one of the things you always want to be for is you want everybody who is eligible to vote to vote and that's how you want to win elections. i think that all of the stuff that has transpired over the last two years is in search of a solution to a problem. a voting fraud that doesn't really exist -- it's part of the mythology now in the republican party that the
joining me richard wolffe and from orlando, florida, joy reid. what is the latest in florida? >> it's a mess. i just got the phone with a friend of mine in south florida. people are still in line at the lone place where you can absentee early vote. people are fully taking advantage of it and it is proof that florida really needed those 14 days. the lines have been extraordinary throughout the state. five counties now out of 67 went ahead and allowed absentee voting on the spot, which...
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the president even has a narrow lead in florida. today, mitt romney campaigned in florida, to try to make up some ground. but it may be too late. nbc affiliate wttv obtained a memo from a worried gop adviser in west palm beach. >> we obtained an internal memo from a gop campaign adviser that says early and absentee turnout is starting to look troubling. the memo's conclusion? that the democratic turnout machine is cleaning our clock. >> in the meantime, romney's campaign is making a last-ditch effort to expand the electoral map. team romney is looking to make a dent in states like michigan, pennsylvania, and minnesota, that were previously not in play. the obama camp is calling out those efforts. >> i will save off my mustache of 40 years if we lose any of those three states. >> as for the president, he will resume campaigning while monitoring sandy relief efforts. he will embark on a whirlwind swing state tour this weekend, going to ohio, wisconsin, iowa, virginia, new hampshire, florida, and colorado. everything that really matter
the president even has a narrow lead in florida. today, mitt romney campaigned in florida, to try to make up some ground. but it may be too late. nbc affiliate wttv obtained a memo from a worried gop adviser in west palm beach. >> we obtained an internal memo from a gop campaign adviser that says early and absentee turnout is starting to look troubling. the memo's conclusion? that the democratic turnout machine is cleaning our clock. >> in the meantime, romney's campaign is making a...
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here he was in florida today. let's take a look. five stops down there. >> what president obama is saying, look at me, i'm always willing to work with republicans, i work with governor christie in new jersey on sandy. i tried to work with him on the budget. i tried to work with him on health care. and what they say is we'll work with the democrats if you put us in charge. now, that's the message, and you just have to decide whether you think that's a good message. >> there's bill out there. getting all the attention, but it's great. >> he's very popular in florida. i'll tell what you else, bloomberg, he might as well also be the mayor of broward county. there are so many new yorkers who are dual residents. >> they still read "the new york post" because they think it's liberal. >> they still read "the new york post." florida has 22% independents, people who listen to bloomberg and clinton, and that fema thing i think is also going to hurt romney. >> when she was declared the victor, it was over. >> florida may be too far a bridge for
here he was in florida today. let's take a look. five stops down there. >> what president obama is saying, look at me, i'm always willing to work with republicans, i work with governor christie in new jersey on sandy. i tried to work with him on the budget. i tried to work with him on health care. and what they say is we'll work with the democrats if you put us in charge. now, that's the message, and you just have to decide whether you think that's a good message. >> there's bill...
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that's why people are standing in long lines in florida. that's why you need to get online early or if you're in a voting state that does not have early voting, be online tuesday rain or shine. he's right. he's more than just about you and i. it's about all of us. and those behind us. thanks for watching. i'm al sharpton. "hardball" starts right now. >>> how close? let's play "hardball." ♪ >>> good evening. i'm chris matthews in washington. let me start with this. president obama has got a spring in his step this friday before the election propelled by a good week on the job and 171,000 new jobs in this morning's report. he's out there in ohio fighting the good fight. i only make predictions when people make me make them, but the trajectory, the momentum, now seems pro-obama. pennsylvania will hold, ohio looks good but close, and all the battlegrounds look winnable for the president. the huge question is turnout, that and rational self-interest. the young who believe in science, women who believe in protecting their rights, latinos who ca
that's why people are standing in long lines in florida. that's why you need to get online early or if you're in a voting state that does not have early voting, be online tuesday rain or shine. he's right. he's more than just about you and i. it's about all of us. and those behind us. thanks for watching. i'm al sharpton. "hardball" starts right now. >>> how close? let's play "hardball." ♪ >>> good evening. i'm chris matthews in washington. let me start...
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down two in his absolute must win florida. six, seven, eight years of campaigning and it's come down to this. romney still combing through the president's speeches trying to find anything that he might tether his message to, this time a line best served cold. >> yesterday the president said something you may have already heard, that i found troubling. spoke to an audience and said voting is the best revenge. he's asking us -- he is asking his supporters to vote for revenge. i'm asking you to vote for love of country. >> oh, for the love of christmas, three days to go. let's get right to our panel. with me here at democracy plaza is professor james peterson of lee high university, nbc contribute ari and little li gill of the excel alliance. ari, the fact that romney is still desperately trying to find a zinger from the president's speech indicates there's a problem, isn't there? he's just not winning. >> it is a bad sign if you're playing these kind of word games this close to the end. you want to be making a big, bold closing
down two in his absolute must win florida. six, seven, eight years of campaigning and it's come down to this. romney still combing through the president's speeches trying to find anything that he might tether his message to, this time a line best served cold. >> yesterday the president said something you may have already heard, that i found troubling. spoke to an audience and said voting is the best revenge. he's asking us -- he is asking his supporters to vote for revenge. i'm asking you...
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>> in florida. '70s, florida. shorts and a mustache. >> i grow the mustache if romney loses florida -- >> and flip-flops. >> -- north carolina or virginia. >> okay. >> david axelrod grows his mustache if they lose minnesota, pennsylvania or michigan. >> he says his 'stache is safe. >> this is how i will look, though, the morning after. >> oh! oh! >> wow! >> david axelrod. >> axelrod looks worse. you at least look like an identifiable person in a certain time period. not this era. but axelrod, could you have gotten a worse picture of axelrod? >> i look like a mix between ron burgundy and carlos slim. i'm a really big deal. >> let's go to ohio. >> you know what san diego means in german. go ahead. let's go to ohio. in ohio, the president's holding a two-point lead according to a "columbus dispatch" poll, leading 50%-48%. that's also a really good poll, isn't it? >> yeah, that's a good poll for him. he is at 50%. that's where he needs to be. if he's at 47%, i think he's in a lot of trouble. but 50%, he looks good. >>
>> in florida. '70s, florida. shorts and a mustache. >> i grow the mustache if romney loses florida -- >> and flip-flops. >> -- north carolina or virginia. >> okay. >> david axelrod grows his mustache if they lose minnesota, pennsylvania or michigan. >> he says his 'stache is safe. >> this is how i will look, though, the morning after. >> oh! oh! >> wow! >> david axelrod. >> axelrod looks worse. you at least look like an...
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president obama was in hollywood, florida yesterday. governor romney started his day in sanford, florida. they're trying to attract the independent voters here. they are the ones who can turn the election. they're very important here in central florida along the i-4 corridor, connecting tampa with orlando and daytona beach. so far, 4.5 million floridans have already voted. more than a third of the electorate amid very long lines and complaints from democrats that there were not enough places. a lawsuit to that was filed. democrats said they have the best ground game, but the republicans say they have the best message of economic change in a state hard hit by the downturned economy. currently are higher unemployment than the rest of the nation and record foreclosures. thomas, back to you. >> mark, thanks so much and a big thanks to all of our nbc corresponden corresponden correspondents. never before have we seen the fight for marriage equality become so prominent than the election this year. tomorrow, same-sex marriage meshes in maine,
president obama was in hollywood, florida yesterday. governor romney started his day in sanford, florida. they're trying to attract the independent voters here. they are the ones who can turn the election. they're very important here in central florida along the i-4 corridor, connecting tampa with orlando and daytona beach. so far, 4.5 million floridans have already voted. more than a third of the electorate amid very long lines and complaints from democrats that there were not enough places. a...
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the kind of trauma you've experienced here in florida more than once. and it's interesting to see how people come together, in a circumstance like this. now, people coming together, is also what's going to happen, i believe, on november 7th. >> pretty much equivalent. helping people who are suffering with their lives in danger because our fellow americans have been affected by a gigantic, national disaster in our biggest population center. pretty much the same thing as helping mitt romney get elected! pretty much the same thing, right? we all come together. right? our schools... ... what should we invest in? maybe new buildings? what about updated equipment? they can help, but recent research shows... ... nothing transforms schools like investing in advanced teacher education. let's build a strong foundation. let's invest in our teachers so they can inspire our students. let's solve this. tdd#: 1-800-345-2550 at schwab, we're committed to offering you tdd#: 1-800-345-2550 low-cost investment options-- tdd#: 1-800-345-2550 like our exchange traded funds,
the kind of trauma you've experienced here in florida more than once. and it's interesting to see how people come together, in a circumstance like this. now, people coming together, is also what's going to happen, i believe, on november 7th. >> pretty much equivalent. helping people who are suffering with their lives in danger because our fellow americans have been affected by a gigantic, national disaster in our biggest population center. pretty much the same thing as helping mitt romney...
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senator martinez, you're in florida. i want to start in florida. the romney campaign with some bravado were going to win by double digit. what say you? >> i was just listening to stephanie cutter continue to spin things, particularly in nor da. let me tell you, we now have the reality of early voting. the democrats are trying to figure out if we are up where we were four years ago. in fact early voting is going tremendously well among hispanics. we're actually leading. i think it's a terrific bit of news and i think we're beginning to see a trend here and i think romney is closing strong. i think it carries into the midwest. >> i know there's a lot of comparisons to say 2012 not like the 2008. is the better comparison 2004? your feelings on the ground there, is it a very -- were both parties seen energized as similar levels? is that the sense you're getting on the ground? i'm just curious. >> there was a vibrancy, rallies were huge and the numbers were incredible. romney was here last saturday and he had rallies over 10,000 people in three places.
senator martinez, you're in florida. i want to start in florida. the romney campaign with some bravado were going to win by double digit. what say you? >> i was just listening to stephanie cutter continue to spin things, particularly in nor da. let me tell you, we now have the reality of early voting. the democrats are trying to figure out if we are up where we were four years ago. in fact early voting is going tremendously well among hispanics. we're actually leading. i think it's a...
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even north florida is in the low 40s this morning. as far as the big storm out west, mostly the worst of it will be in the northern rockies. blizzard warnings for areas of montana. tons of snow out here with lots of strong, gusty winds. the white is the snow already falling. some rain mixing at the higher elevations with the snow. almost the entire state of montana is covered with a good snowfall. the forecast for today, after a cold start, a nice afternoon in the southeast. new england, slow improvement. we will see late day rain in minneapolis. the rest of the country looks okay. through the weekend, that storm heads into the heartland. >> all right. we'll check back in a little bit. >>> peyton's potential pizza payday. headlines are next. >>> plus, the company that vows to hire 100,000 veterans. you're watching "first look" on msnbc. wanna see me get some great deals? it's a new way to get cash back deals, and it's called bankamerideals! i sign into my online banking... click the "cash back deals tab"... and pick the deals i want.
even north florida is in the low 40s this morning. as far as the big storm out west, mostly the worst of it will be in the northern rockies. blizzard warnings for areas of montana. tons of snow out here with lots of strong, gusty winds. the white is the snow already falling. some rain mixing at the higher elevations with the snow. almost the entire state of montana is covered with a good snowfall. the forecast for today, after a cold start, a nice afternoon in the southeast. new england, slow...
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music star pitt bull joins him in florida. and president obama will finish the day in colorado alongside musician dave matthews. we have two reports. on the swing state sweep and chris jansing in ohio covering the campaigns. >> reporter: these two candidates have been hitting it for a year now. everybody pretty much knows where they stand. they are talking to huge crowds, increasing crowds, a frenzy of campaigning in the next two days for both of these candidates with many of these battleground states still up in the air and everyone predicting a close election. the president last night wrapping up a marathon day of four campaign events close by in northern virginia. i was there. they must have had 13,000 there at a large amphitheater with clinton. clinton on the road again today in new hampshire. you heard a little what the president had to say in his first of many stops today. it's four stops. let's hear a little more from president obama. >> so when you ask yourself the question, who's going to fight for me and bring about
music star pitt bull joins him in florida. and president obama will finish the day in colorado alongside musician dave matthews. we have two reports. on the swing state sweep and chris jansing in ohio covering the campaigns. >> reporter: these two candidates have been hitting it for a year now. everybody pretty much knows where they stand. they are talking to huge crowds, increasing crowds, a frenzy of campaigning in the next two days for both of these candidates with many of these...
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my home state of florida. democrats don't just hold the senate, could they gain seats? elizabeth warren leads a potential superstar laden class of senators including three other women who along with 15 incumbents will make up the largest block of senate women in u.s. history. and the house stays in republican hands. the fiscal cliff looming for congress. is speaker boehner ready to make a deal with the president and democrats? can the country afford another missed opportunity? good morning from new york city. it is the day after, wednesday, november 7, 2012. we have a special two-hour edition of "the daily rundown." i'm chuck todd. ahead this morning, senator elect angus king of maine. who he will kau can cuss with. maggie hassan of new hampshire. new york congressman steve israel as well as my man that i like to talk about in the future of the republican party, mike murphy. righto my first reads. it took president obama exactly 12 minutes longer to win his second term than a first one. we called the 2000 race at 11:00. this time at 11:12 p.m. we're not even 12 hours re
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. >>> to politics now, where we still don't know who won florida. too close to call for either mitt romney or president obama right now. absentee ballots are still being counted in six counties. saturday, november 10th, is the deadline, the fourth day after a general election, to report the numbers. election officials blame the delay on a long ballot there, 11 constitutional amendment questions, and officials have promised to get it right the next time. >> and to those who got discouraged and left without voting, moving forward, i will do whatever it takes to ensure that this does not happen again in lee county. >> vice president joe biden will appear on next week's episode of "parks and recreation" on our sister network nbc. amy poehler's character leslie knope apparently loses control during their meeting, according to "entertainment weekly." >>> and a mother who gave birth in kenya decided to name her newborn twins barack obama and mitt romney. the first one was barack, and the second is baby mitt. they are both adorable. >>> if you read one thin
. >>> to politics now, where we still don't know who won florida. too close to call for either mitt romney or president obama right now. absentee ballots are still being counted in six counties. saturday, november 10th, is the deadline, the fourth day after a general election, to report the numbers. election officials blame the delay on a long ballot there, 11 constitutional amendment questions, and officials have promised to get it right the next time. >> and to those who got...
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now if the new nbc marist poll is correct about florida, florida can decide it before we even, you know, do the late-night counting of the absentee ballots out of cleveland. i mean because florida, if that goes for president obama, that's pretty much the story, i think. >> mr. caputo, let me bring new you've in on this. the poll shows two point ahead for governor romney in florida, that within the margin of error. my team and i were struck with looking at the lines of people early voting in that state today. >> well, those lines are really going to be the indication of how this campaign is going to go. we've had gangbusters early voting turnout in florida. about two million people in a week. because of early voting, democrats have an edge and ballots cast of about 104,000 over republicans. republicans usually do well at mail and absentee ballots. democrats dominate early voting. but guess what? the legislature, rick scott shortened the early voting days. and relative to the early voting hours we had in 2008 in south florida, they essentially cut them by 22% or about 24 hours. so it's go
now if the new nbc marist poll is correct about florida, florida can decide it before we even, you know, do the late-night counting of the absentee ballots out of cleveland. i mean because florida, if that goes for president obama, that's pretty much the story, i think. >> mr. caputo, let me bring new you've in on this. the poll shows two point ahead for governor romney in florida, that within the margin of error. my team and i were struck with looking at the lines of people early voting...
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looking at florida there was a -- look at this. a four point drop in the share of white voters since 2008. there was a four point drop in the share of the white vote in ohio since four years ago. made up mostly in the share of african-american voters. the racial composition of the electorate in virginia was identical to what it was in 2008. interestingly enough, virginia and the national popular vote again is going to be, looks like right on the nose. the closest state to the national popular vote is going to be virginia. right now i want to bring in the keynote speaker at the democratic national convention julian castro. good morning to you. >> good morning. >> demographics are destiny. in the state of texas, is it a battleground state in four years? >> well, i hope that it will be. you know, texas made some good strides in this election. of course it's solidly red. in fact, we have 29 statewide offices and it's 29-0 republican to democrat right now. but i do think that in 2016 it's going to get closer. and certainly by 2020. they
looking at florida there was a -- look at this. a four point drop in the share of white voters since 2008. there was a four point drop in the share of the white vote in ohio since four years ago. made up mostly in the share of african-american voters. the racial composition of the electorate in virginia was identical to what it was in 2008. interestingly enough, virginia and the national popular vote again is going to be, looks like right on the nose. the closest state to the national popular...
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in the state of florida it actually gets worse. romney desperately needs to win the state of florida and he is running a spanish language ad meant to stoke the fears of cuban-americans. the ad tries to connect president obama to venezuelan president hugo chavez and fidel castro. "the miami herald" reports the romney campaign would not furnish the ad despite repeated requests. in other words, the ad is so outrageous, the romney campaign tried to slip it under the radar. obviously the strategy is backfiring. let's turn to annette taddeo, member of the miami-dade democratic party. annette, great to have you with us tonight. i keep saying the bread basket to victory for president obama is going to be south florida. turnout is to important. but now this spanish language ad that's out, what is this doing to stroke the fears and the emotions of people down in that portion of the state? >> well, it just -- i think mitt romney is finally just getting absolutely desperate. it is him learning a little bit of -- him realizing he cannot win, ju
in the state of florida it actually gets worse. romney desperately needs to win the state of florida and he is running a spanish language ad meant to stoke the fears of cuban-americans. the ad tries to connect president obama to venezuelan president hugo chavez and fidel castro. "the miami herald" reports the romney campaign would not furnish the ad despite repeated requests. in other words, the ad is so outrageous, the romney campaign tried to slip it under the radar. obviously the...
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right now you're on live television in florida and across the country. what time can you vote tomorrow morning? and if you get in line by 7:00, is it? you get to vote no matter when it comes your turn, is that right? >> absolutely. polls open at 7:00. they close at 7:00. if you are in line at 7:00, they will keep that polling place open until everyone has voted. so don't feel like you need to walk away. stay in line. as we saw saturday night, if it takes past midnight, we'll go past midnight until the last vote is counted. >> all right. bob, what do you want to say to the voters? put up the crap and get there, right? >> listen. look back at 2000 when the supreme court ultimately said we don't have enough time to count the votes. they did, actually. so we're just going to make george bush president. look at the consequences that flowed from that. so if you have to wait an hour, be if you have to wait two hours, three hours, it's unfair, we ought to make it illegal, it ought to be a crime to stop people from voting in this country but go out there and do i
right now you're on live television in florida and across the country. what time can you vote tomorrow morning? and if you get in line by 7:00, is it? you get to vote no matter when it comes your turn, is that right? >> absolutely. polls open at 7:00. they close at 7:00. if you are in line at 7:00, they will keep that polling place open until everyone has voted. so don't feel like you need to walk away. stay in line. as we saw saturday night, if it takes past midnight, we'll go past...
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florida's very much in play. as a westerner, i'm feeling better about nevada and colorado, states very near me here in new mexico. i think the president -- this terrible tragedy that we've had as a nation, i think the president showed enormous leadership, steady leadership, bipartisanship, the work he did with governor christie. and i think it was a very sincere effort on both parts. i've been a governor. i've had forest fires. the federal government -- and this is what the president has emphasized -- fema has a primary role in these tragedies. you have to have state and local support. but without medicine and funding to help rebuild, this is an extraordinary effort by fema, and the president led. and i think the american people are seeing that. >> and you mentioned florida as well. former president bill clinton making five stops, i believe, there as well. so pulling out all the big guns, if you will. yourself included on that list. i'm curious, though, you talk about out west in your home state, this new romney
florida's very much in play. as a westerner, i'm feeling better about nevada and colorado, states very near me here in new mexico. i think the president -- this terrible tragedy that we've had as a nation, i think the president showed enormous leadership, steady leadership, bipartisanship, the work he did with governor christie. and i think it was a very sincere effort on both parts. i've been a governor. i've had forest fires. the federal government -- and this is what the president has...